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Chilcot Inquiry: Iraq War

Cleoriff — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:17:03 GMT

After 7 years looking into all aspects of this war...Sir John Chilcot has started his speech

One of the first statements he made........

"The UK did not exhaust all peaceful options before joining the invasion of Iraq"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36712735

Re: Chilcot Inquiry: Iraq War

Cleoriff — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:59:40 GMT

Well...it wasn't the whitewash I expected it to be....

Chilcot findings 'at a glance'.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36721645

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:11:00 GMT

There'll be no comeback on Blair though..

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Bambino — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:13:34 GMT

Of course not. It's 11 volumes and over 2 million words and it won't say anything that everyone didn't already know.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:16:02 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
There'll be no comeback on Blair though..

Watching a running news thread there has been speculation about trying him for War Crimes....(I know that won't happen) Apparently they had access to an email (which they had to fight to get) which shows Blair telling Bush..'I will stand by you whatever happens'. This was 7 months before the start of the war....

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Bambino — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:24:18 GMT

Of course it will never happen. This is just a diversion from all the Brexit news stories, which many people are already beginning to tire of.

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:42:43 GMT

@Bambino wrote:
Of course it will never happen. This is just a diversion from all the Brexit news stories, which many people are already beginning to tire of.

Just more hot air and what are we supposed to make of it? Are we supposed to be grateful that there has been an enquiry? I'm sure the families of the poor lads who lost their lives in this completely unjust alliance between Bush and Blair will take great solace. We deserved better from our respective governments.

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Bambino — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:06:01 GMT

I couldn't agree more @jonsie. Tony Blair was George W Bush's poodle. There was no justification for that war. Bush's father failed to take out Saddam in 1992 and he was trying to finish the job, which he totally screwed up. The world is in the state it is now because of those mistakes. That's my two cents.

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jonsie — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:46:50 GMT

Latest....
Tony Blair says he accepts "fully responsibility" for the decision to enter Iraq in his post-Chilcot report statement.

Re: Chilcot Inquiry: Iraq War

Bambino — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:00:19 GMT

I'm glad to see him own up to it, but it doesn't exonerate him. It appears as if much of the responsibility for this falls on MI6.

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Anonymous — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 15:02:03 GMT

I can't believe it took 13 years and millions of pounds to be told Blair is a lying idiot......i could have said that for free!!

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gindygoo — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 08:16:11 GMT

Do we believe Blair when he made that choked up statement, like he really meant it??

I'm inclined to believe his acting coach told him how to be "regretful and sorrowful"... Anyone else a cynic like me?

Re: Chilcot Inquiry: Iraq War

Cleoriff — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 09:13:13 GMT

@gindygoo wrote:
Do we believe Blair when he made that choked up statement, like he really meant it??

I'm inclined to believe his acting coach told him how to be "regretful and sorrowful"... Anyone else a cynic like me?

Not sure you are being cynical He sounded like a guy who was ..and still is, at risk of being tried for War Crimes .....if the relatives of the dead have anything to do with it...

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jonsie — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 09:26:55 GMT

I'd like to see him tried but it won't happen. Teflon Tony is an apt name but it's not just his sole responsibility. So many others should be accountable. He has been tried and convicted in the eyes and minds of the British public and will be forever tainted in the history books.

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Cleoriff — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 10:00:44 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
I'd like to see him tried but it won't happen. Teflon Tony is an apt name but it's not just his sole responsibility. So many others should be accountable. He has been tried and convicted in the eyes and minds of the British public and will be forever tainted in the history books.

Which in a way is a damn shame....Don't get me wrong Iraq was an absolute disaster...prior to this he 'seemed' a half decent PM.....and no I am not getting into a political debate....I am just saying what many thought

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jonsie — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 10:10:39 GMT

To be honest this is the only advantage of an enquiry. Nothing can be undone and the only outcome was always going to be where blame was to be apportioned. As I said before, little or no consolation to those left devestated. And yes, he was a decent prime minister before he became Bush's puppet!